Tag: Penguin

Genre: Alternate History Publisher: Penguin Press Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: David L. Felts Have you read this book? I’m wasn’t sure how to classify this one. It’s fiction, and speculative, but it’s not fantastic speculation, if that makes any sense. I decided to go with alternate history; a story …

Genre: Fantasy Anthology Publisher: Penguin Published: 2004 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Jeff Edwards Have you read this book? Conqueror Fantastic is a collection of thirteen historical fantasy tales, running the gamut from the Aztecs and Greeks up to twentieth century America and Germany. If there is a running theme …

Genre: Horror Publisher: Penguin Published: 1985 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Jeff Edwards Have you read this book? A bloodthirsty beast attacks when the moon is full each month – and the residents of Tarker’s Mills, Maine, seem to think that the problem will drift away if they ignore it. …

Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Penguin Published: 1977 Reviewer Rating: The Bane of the Black Sword, by Michael Moorcock Book Review by David L. Felts Plenty of people quote the title of Thomas Wolfe’s novel and say, “You can’t go home again.” What they mean is: that home that you remember, the …

Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Penguin Published: 1990 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by James Michael White Have you read this book? Any novel that poses the question, “What’s the use of stories that aren’t even true?” has just cobbled together a pretty big shoe to fill, and Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the …

Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Penguin Published: 1981 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Lisa DuMond Have you read this book? Penguin Putnam is one of the most respected names in publishing, so when they announce the addition of a new imprint, it is front page news in the book world. When …

Genre: Horror Publisher: Penguin Published: 1997 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Ram Samudrala Have you read this book? Is there anyone who doesn’t know that Richard Bachman is a pseudonym for Stephen King? No? I didn’t think so. If there’s any book that proves that King needs a good editor, …

Genre: Horror Publisher: Penguin Published: 1959 Reviewer Rating: Book Review by Paul Kane Have you read this book? Regardless of the quality of Jan (Speed) De Bont’s big-budget interpretation — a film I have not yet seen and probably never will — the hype surrounding The Haunting last year did …